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Virtual Reality: NextVR signs a five year contract with the American pay-TV group Fox Sports

The American pay-TV group Fox Sports has concluded a five-year agreement with NextVR, the American virtual reality audiovisual production company, announced Fox Sports on 17/02/2016. This partnership is the first of its kind and includes sporting events including the broadcast rights held by Fox…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital
• Article # 63348
• Published on 25/02/16 at 17:30

Cristiano Ronaldo: the first athlete to surpass 200 million cumulative fans on social networks

Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid CF) has become the first athlete to reach 200 million cumulative fans on the social networks Facebook (109.7 million), Instagram (49.6 million) and Twitter (40.7 million) on 23/02/2016,. The captain of the Portuguese national team (31 years old) is ahead of Lionel…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital
• Article # 63313
• Published on 25/02/16 at 14:29

Eurosport: turnover of $507m in 2015 (+53.6%), profitability down 45.6%

The pay-TV group Eurosport generated $507m (€466.4m on 31/12/2015) in turnover during the 2015 fiscal year (from 01/01 to 31/12/2015), up 53.6% compared to 2014 ($330m / €270.6m on 31/12/2014), announced the US media conglomerate Discovery Communications, the owner of Eurosport, at the…

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• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 63180
• Published on 25/02/16 at 12:30

Liga BBVA: launch a competition allowing broadcasters to invite 120 fans from 25 countries to Spain

LaLiga has launched, on 19/02/2016, the "Liga BBVA Experience" competition, offering subscribers to 120 international broadcasters of the Liga BBVA the chance to attend matches of the Spanish first division. The operation began on 21/02/2016 with the match between Malaga CF - Real Madrid CF (1-1…

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• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 63285
• Published on 25/02/16 at 11:50

Italy: Sky Italia acquires exclusive broadcasting rights to the 2016 Copa America Centenario

The Italian pay-TV group Sky Italia has acquired the distribution rights, in Italy, for the 2016 Copa America Centenario, announced the Sky Sport HD channel on 20/02/2016. The 32 matches in the competition, organised in the United States from 03 to 26/06/2016, will be broadcast live, exclusively…

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• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 63217
• Published on 24/02/16 at 17:00

Italy: Vivendi submit an offer to acquire a majority stake in Mediaset Premium

Vivendi, the French media and telecommunications group, has submitted an offer to acquire a majority stake in Mediaset Premium, the pay-TV subsidiary of the Italian broadcaster Mediaset (owned by Silvio Berlusconi), on 21/02/2016.The proposal made by Vivendi, in cash and stocks, would value…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Legal
• Article # 63109
• Published on 23/02/16 at 16:30

Premier League: Arsenal goals and matches are the most shared items on Twitter

The goal scored by Danny Welbeck for Arsenal FC (Premier League) against Leicester City FC (2-1, Matchday 26 on 10/02/2016), was the subject of more than 51,000 tweets in the moments following the goal. It is the most shared goal on the social network Twitter for the 2015-16 Premier League season…

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• Category(ies): Digital
• Article # 63008
• Published on 22/02/16 at 17:30

Europa League: 1.6 million viewers for Marseille - Athletic Bilbao in France (audience share: 8.6%)

Olympique de Marseille - Athletic Club Bilbao (0-1), the Round of 32 match of the 2015-16 Europa League, drew an average of 1.559 million viewers in France, with a peak of two million viewers, on the free DTT channel W9 on Thursday 18/02/2016 (kick-off at 21:05 CET).This is best football audience…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 62884
• Published on 19/02/16 at 16:55

France: Vivendi (Canal+) confirms an exclusive distribution agreement with beIN Sports for 5 years

The supervisory board of Vivendi has authorised the board of its subsidiary Canal+ to enter into an exclusive distribution agreement with the pay-TV group beIN Sports France, announced the French telecom and media group during the publication of its 2015 annual results on 18/02/2016. The…

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• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 62825
• Published on 19/02/16 at 12:39

France: Canal+ and beIN Sports have signed an draft agreement for exclusive distribution (Le Monde)

The pay-TV groups Canal+ and beIN Sports France have signed an exclusive distribution agreement on 17/02/2016, according to Le Monde. If the agreement is approved by the French Competition Authority, which received the draft on the same day, French viewers will need to subscribe to Canal+ or its…

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• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 62753
• Published on 18/02/16 at 16:49